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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 23, 1991 - Issue 4
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Original Article

Klebsiella bacteremia: A review of 196 episodes during a decade (1980–1989)

Chatrchai Watanakunakorn Infectious Diseases Section, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Elizabeth Hospital Medical Center, Youngstown, Ohio, USA; The Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown, Ohio, USA
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Janice Jura Infectious Diseases Section, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Elizabeth Hospital Medical Center, Youngstown, Ohio, USA; The Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown, Ohio, USA
Pages 399-405 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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